Maybe Those Funds Shouldn’t Have Been “Reprogrammed” After All
How much of the Nadir flooding could have been avoided if funds had not be diverted to Estate Mafolie?
Residents watch helplessly as waters rise during last week's heavy rainfall.
They said the water was running like river rapids through Nadir last week when torrential rainfall struck that flood-prone area in St. Thomas.
They watched as streets turned into sheets of fast moving water, carrying mud and debris into cars, yards and homes. They watched the level of the water in the Nadir Gut rise, and eventually overflow, as clogged output pipes and a failing system were unable to manage the flow.
They prayed that the rain would stop long enough or the levels to go down before the next wave – and they prayed that there wouldn’t be any kind of medical or other emergency, because there were periods when no aid could come in and no one could get out.
And when the clouds finally parted, and they had a chance to assess the damage, we wonder if they thought about how much of the calamity could have been avoided if the $1.3 million in reprogrammed funds from the Nadir Flood Control project had been left in place.
You remember those funds, don’t you? Those were the public funds that through the manipulations of Gov. John P. deJongh, Jr., his accomplices Sen. Carlton “Ital” Dowe, and certain other members of the Legislature, his legal staff and Administration, ended up illegally funding the improvements at the Governor’s private home at Estate Mafolie.
Swiftly flowing water rises toward road level during flooding rains.
Those were the public funds that would have upgraded and improved the drainage systems to handle heavy rains and direct the water away from property and diminishing the potential damage to life and limb. But that did not happen. And as these pictures taken by Clarence Payne show, the consequences are severe.
So while you Nadir residents sift through the rubble, and look over your shoulders with fear whenever dark clouds gather, just remember:
As you survey the damage to your homes, remember the Governor has a beautiful new guardhouse.
As you slowly maneuver your waterlogged vehicles over roads decimated by the floods, remember that the Governor has a newly paved driveway and parking lot.
And as you struggle to protect those possessions that survived the onslaught this time, remember that the Governor is secure behind his shiny new gate.
This safari bus (above) made its way swiftly across the bridge before the rising waters covered the roadway. Residents below came out during a break in the storm to survey the area.
(All photographs courtesy of Clarence Payne)
Verdel, don’t forget to include young bribed into sexual relations with a loud mouth old female DOG.
young boys
That woman has no choice but to bribe the young boys with money. No respectable older man worth his name wants that old drunk skunk!
@ Anon 1:57 pm.
Your correct that Senator Donastorg should consider drafting such legislation because the current laws against child abuse did deter John and Cecile de Jongh from taking campaign money from a CONVICTED CHILD MOLESTER!
Better yet, Cecile de Jongh continues to work for CONVICTED CHILD MOLESTER JEFFREY EPSTEIN and the Governor of the Virgin Islands doesn’t seems to mind. Then again, John P. de Jongh, Jr., thinks he’s above the LAW.
Let’s wait and see what the Federal government has to say about John de Jongh, Jr., being above the law later this week!
did not deter John and Cecile de Jongh…